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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Question for SYC participants https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:57:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Anonymous on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2097362 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:42:31 +0000 Anonymous 2097362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I didn't participate in syc for January, since I did buy a couple things early in the month, but I will be through the rest of winter. Normally I shop a little each month, instead of a lot at once, to space it out in my budget. This year I want to change to 2 main shops though, as the wearing season is beginning- so May and October (as long as finances allow in those months). Suz on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2097310 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:51:17 +0000 Suz 2097310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Jenni is right-- it's shop your closet or could be style your closet, and ropeball, it sounds as if you are doing exactly that, which is great!  Also, Jenni, I think you are right that it was a thing outside this forum. I'm not much on other fashion sites but I have definitely heard the term elsewhere. As someone who likes to repeat outfits / items, I always wondered what made it different from just wearing the heck out of your clothes, but I guess for those who only wear something once or twice and then go shopping for something new, it might be a novel idea! :)  Jenni NZ on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2097289 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:43:39 +0000 Jenni NZ 2097289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Ropeball, you are right, it means Shop Your Closet. One of our members Nemosmom did a challenge for us for the month of January and a lot of us decided to join in. I think it was already a thing elsewhere?! ropeball on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2097056 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 01:01:39 +0000 ropeball 2097056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ For a while there, I never get what does SYC means?  After clicking thru a lot of post, I was still lost.  Your post sort of clarify that for me, but I am still not sure what does the letter C means in this case, but I’m guessing it’s either closet or clothes. <div> </div><div>Anyway, I like to share my experience.  Usually I shopped year round, or rather I looked at it year round, and when a good sale come along, I buy them, as long as I feel it meet my needs and is decent price enough. Some years, I go crazy on tops, and some years, for pants. Usually, 3 quarter of the new items were replacements clothing, so nothing fancy there.  I must add, in the last 2 or 3 years, I bought way less because the clothes are still in good condition.  That said, my sweaters are pilling and look more worn out than last year, so I might look at sweaters in the fall. Which bring me to my current situation, I was let go a few months ago, and now mainly stay home.  My work clothes are taking a break, while my casual clothes comes out to play. I also stopped looking at shopping sites, which is quite refreshing because my mind is not thinking about shopping (but thinking about other things).  In a way, for now, I am shopping my closet. Then, a lot of my casuals stayed in the closet because I did not have the opportunity.  Now, they all get a chance and I wear them repeatedly.  In the process, I found out more about what I like, what fit better now, and what I would replace, when I do need to shop for replacement.  I am also sort of going into the minimalist look and behavior.  So, in a way, this is working for me, and my chance to work my clothes to their full potential, before I say my goodbye to them. One last thought, I never know that SYC is a thing.</div> SarahD8 on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2097038 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:40:52 +0000 SarahD8 2097038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, totally understand wanting energy to devote to other areas of life. I do find it hard to know exactly where to draw the line. In the best case scenario clothing (albeit not shopping, exactly) can be a creative outlet, and can even feed other aspects of creativity for me. It can definitely tip over into a time suck and an excuse not to focus on other work.  Still, this kind of thing doesn't happen by accident, you know: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://porochista.substack.com/p/the-stylish-authors-edition">https://porochista.substack.co.....rs-edition</a> Suz on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096833 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 03:47:43 +0000 Suz 2096833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I definitely think that some jobs make it harder to shop seasonally (if you are in retail or the fashion industry, like you, Lisa, or Kkards, or Angie -- or if you are always walking past stores, like Christina or those who work inside terrific malls. I would be very tempted to shop all the time in that situation. Though I might still separate "shopping" (i.e. thinking about it, planning, making my lists) from buying. Even for someone who's regularly on the floor of the stores, it can take a few try-ons to decide, yes, this is the item I really want to take home with me.  Also, I want to reiterate -- when I was building a wardrobe, I shopped ALL. The. TIME. And while it wasn't great for my finances it was really the only way I could build up my wardrobe, and even then it took about 3 or 4 years.  Laura, this is where I really "get" what you are saying. Until I had a great set of essentials in my main neutrals, I was forever buying stuff that was "less than" ideal. Now, it's much less frequent because I don't have as many wardrobe holes. So even if I develop one, I can cover it with another item for a while.  Fashintern, yes -- style your closet has an entirely different connotation to me -- it is not a shopping ban but an invitation to wear what you have in new ways and rediscover things that you might have allowed to languish. Which many of us do, even with the best intentions!  SarahDB -- it's the headspace issue that is really important to me. I want to love my wardrobe and have fun with it and wear my clothes -- and I actually enjoy shopping now (never thought I'd say that) and find it somewhat therapeutic and fun! -- but I also want energy to devote to other areas of my life -- so I want to be able to get on with it.  Anonymous on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096805 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 23:52:29 +0000 Anonymous 2096805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This has been fascinating reading, and I'm sorry for being late seeing this post!  Working in the fashion and related areas for much of my adult life has meant that I'm in stores literally every day . It's been in turns ironic, a bad thing, a good thing, and frustrating, as I shop for many different reasons. All discussed before ad nauseam here on the forum    This all means that my shopping is not strategic, rarely planned, can often surprise me with great finds, but also brings out the impulsive side of me.  That said, I almost NEVER shop end of season sales;   and  rarely bring home new merchandise in February , March,  much of April , and August. January is often a non-buying month too - as I'm deep into wearing what I have at that point and losing interest in constant acquisition .2019 was my first real foray into NAS , and one I won't repeat as getting those pieces so early in the season didn't work out for me.  I was a lemming during NAS - which never serves we well. I buy stuff I normally wouldn't.    As you mentioned Suz, I often don't really know what I want or need until I have access to that season's clothes and have had a chance to sift through my usual resources to decide what look I'm after.   Ideally - I'd do it the way you do. Shop in a couple of major blow-outs, and then get back to life.   Laura (rhubarbgirl) on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096802 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 23:21:51 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 2096802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I sometimes take breaks from browsing/looking, but if I am browsing it’s because I’m open to buying if the conditions are right. It’s pretty rare that I find something I like, that doesn’t duplicate anything else, suits me, fits well, and is in my budget, so the vast majority of my looking doesn’t turn into buying. I actually wish I could be more of a strategic once a quarter or similar shopper like you and Angie and others here, but I’ve tried it and I just end up buying things that aren’t a 10 because of the time constraints and then a month or two later finding the perfect thing I should have waited for. Stagiaire Fash on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096792 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 22:04:18 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2096792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm glad you asked this. Reading this weekend while I was logged out & thus couldn't comment, I came across someone's comment that it was really "style your closet". That made sense to me, because just wearing what I have and not buying anything new is what I generally do. Synne's recent challenge to wear everything in her closet would be a new thing for me--but not one I'm planning to take up, because I keep things that don't fit or that otherwise are not "of the moment". The comments here explain a lot more to more about what people get out of it. SarahD8 on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096775 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 20:11:53 +0000 SarahD8 2096775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I didn't participate in the SYC challenge, but I'll add my own info as a data point. These days I shop mostly secondhand and mostly online at that, so I shop more or less constantly.  I do see this as a downside of my shopping strategy: the fact that shopping -- and chasing the next thing -- is always taking up headspace. For now, the tradeoff feels acceptable; all shopping strategies have their pros and cons. But I would to get to the point where I felt confident pressing "pause" for some period of time. (I haven't thought about it enough to say how long that period of time would be.) A couple of changes that I would like to make in the near future: -When I find something, stop looking. Saved searches on Ebay etc. make it easy to just keep browsing by default. I need to be more mindful about deleting a search once I've filled a wardrobe hole. -Be more deliberate about outfit labs. I know that finding new ways to wear what's already in my closet is really satisfying, and probably more so than adding more. But it's hard to make time and space for outfit labs. Much easier to browse online during a moment or two of downtime... So, uh, I guess where I've come round to after all that is that I would like to do more shopping (or styling) my closet! Janet on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096763 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 19:13:15 +0000 Janet 2096763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm not on any strict SYC, just like I don't do strict diets. Deprivation makes me nuts. My hat is off to those who have that kind of discipline, but I know myself better than that. I'm working on simply being more mindful, in many areas of my life. Not letting momentary whims drive my behavior. I'm trying to be pickier about what clothes I buy, so I spend less, add fewer things to my closet, and I spend on more thoughtful choices that are useful to me at this phase of my life.  I shop throughout the year, but a few times a year, I seem to go a month without buying much of anything, and then have a bit of a surge as seasons turn over and new merchandise comes out. And sometimes I just cruise through the retailers and stumble upon something that I fall in love with, that will play well with my wardrobe and be useful to me. I find that fun and don't want to stop doing that, but again, I don't want to do that too often.  Suz on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096761 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 19:01:51 +0000 Suz 2096761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ LaPed -- that's really interesting -- I think my own reasons for failing to wear some pieces often must be similar to yours -- all weather related, really. Well, except if it is occasion wear. (And even then, it's often weather driven, i.e. I might have had two occasions for dressy wear but the item in question would not have worked for the weather so I pick something else.)  Anyway -- it makes sense you don't need/ don't want a SYC challenge.  But your note about early shopping for spring season along with Angie's make me wonder if I could move my own spring shopping up a bit earlier. I'll consider that. I do have a longer spring season than I used to and more need for transitional items than in the past. Hmmm. Good thoughts, both of you.  Lesley, it sounds as if you are a super-organized shopper! Way to go!  Kathie, it sounds as if a pause is a great idea in your situation -- you've done the purchasing work and now it's time to reconsider and prune where necessary while getting ready to add what is also needed.  Mainelady, this also makes sense. When there are few opportunities for B&M shopping you take the ones you can get! I can understand that, having lived in a similar situation for many years. You also get a huge boost from your shopping sprees with your sister, and those probably keep you going for a while afterwards!  LaPed on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096749 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 16:59:24 +0000 LaPed 2096749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, like you, I found that once my wardrobe was fully functional for my current climate and lifestyle, my shopping tapered off significantly. I've been in maintenance mode for the past year or so. I don't take conscious SYC breaks, and when I buy a non-essential item it's usually secondhand, a "know it when you see it" type situation and often a long-standing HEWI. My shopping "seasons" are very similar to Angie's. I don't shop much in the summer (June - Aug), or during the winter holidays (I sometimes make an exception for Black Friday if I need a big item like boots or coat and want to take advantage of the discount). Starting on Boxing Day, I try to do any gear and basics replacements needed for the upcoming year. And making spring/summer additions in Jan/Feb/March helps me get through the depths of winter. I also still enjoy the "back to school" shop in early September, although I usually make some fall/winter additions in October as well. A strict ban would be stressful for me because I'm such a list-driven shopper and also like to take advantage of thrift stores and clearance sales. It's very rare for me to make a truly spontaneous purchase (that would also be stressful!), so I think the SYC challenge suits a different type of shopper. I do like to challenge myself to wear languishing items, but it's hard to do that in midwinter, as low-wear pieces for me are usually the ones that require elusive transitional weather. Angie on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096733 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 15:58:14 +0000 Angie 2096733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, I shop EARLY in the season. That way I get the best stuff and IN MY SIZE: <ul> <li>Jan, Feb, Mar & April: Usually done by May.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>June: I don't shop.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Jul: I always have a great NAS :)</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Aug: I don't shop.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Sept, Oct, Nov: I shop a little in Nov - but sometimes not all all.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Dec: Unless I travel, I don't shop in Dec at all! I am soooooo done!</li> </ul> So usually: June, Aug, Nov & Dec I don't shop. Seldom shop in May. This strategy works well for me.  Lesley on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096707 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 14:05:16 +0000 Lesley 2096707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, your question raises exactly the reason I have not participated in SYC. I shop twice a year--March and August--so there's not really any shopping going on the rest of the year. I do it primarily for budget reasons; I release some money to myself twice a year. But I find that the pause of the whole rest of the year is what allows me to really refine a wishlist/needlist so that when I release the kraken I'm buying things that will really be useful to my wardrobe and get me closer to my desired looks/replacing things that really need replacing, rather than just coming home with 9 pairs of fabulous shoes that are impractical for my lifestyle and climate. Kathie on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096694 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:01:38 +0000 Kathie 2096694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m not officially doing SYC, but am planning a long pause on buying work and casual clothes, likely through at least April. (I refreshed underwear, and bought ski boots in January, but I’m not counting those.) My main reason is that a significant climate change 5 years ago resulted in essentially a complete overhaul and rebuild of my high summer work and casual wardrobes. I’ve done a lot of buying (for me) over the past 3 years, but I now have that part of my wardrobe in good shape, and I wanted to not spend for a while. During this pause, I’m taking the time to assess my style direction, and how I’d like to build my wardrobe for the future. So, I’m certainly browsing, reading YLF, and occasionally trying things on, but I have no plans for any purchases until later spring, when I will be looking for a couple dresses, due to wear and tear on some older ones. Mainelady on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096683 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 11:40:00 +0000 Mainelady 2096683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/  I don’t have any firm timelines for shopping. My shopping is most often determined by the need to replace something, or opportunity.  I live in an area where brick and mortar options are limited and my favorite boutiques are seasonal (open late May/ June - Oct.). I do like to shop local, so I will visit those places and choose a few new items for each summer season.   When I have the opportunity to travel and have multiple shopping options, I make a Do Not Even Go Near list and then fully enjoy seeing what steals my attention and begs to come home with me.  Suz on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096654 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 04:23:20 +0000 Suz 2096654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Jenni, I can identify with much of what you write, having only recovered my love of clothes in my 50s and then (ahem) possibly going a bit overboard with my shopping for a while as well. But I've been happy to see that my over-buying has pretty much stopped and did so once the wardrobe was truly in working order (which it wasn't for a while because I really didn't plan well -- it took a few years on YLF for me to figure that part out). Anyway, I do understand the allure of shopping as relaxation and fun -- I definitely experience that as well. I have been trying to use consignment/ thrift stores or online browsing (as opposed to buying) for that little hit of pleasure lately. So far, so good.  Jenni NZ on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants/page/2#post-2096645 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 03:57:50 +0000 Jenni NZ 2096645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ But maybe I didn’t properly answer the question. My habits since 2008 have been to buy something almost every month. I am at my favourite mall almost every week because my favourite supermarket is also there, and I love looking at what’s around, I find it relaxing when for once no-one ( work, family) wants anything from me. Maybe it’s my favourite supermarket because it’s in that lovely smaller mall. So I have still looked in the shops a bit, but not felt the same drive to buy as before. I still browse on the internet too, mainly shoes on Styletread Jenni NZ on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096640 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 03:47:54 +0000 Jenni NZ 2096640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I did it because I have been building up to wanting to shop less overall since 2016- which is when I first started reading Recovering Shopaholic, which then led me onto YLF. For a few years before that I had been monitoring what I bought and how much it was costing, because I felt my clothes shopping was somewhat out of control. I think you’ll be aware that I always loved clothes since my teenage years, but then I think lost some of that love in those hard years of having 3 little children ( born when I was 29, 32 and 35) in the 90s and still trying to maintain a professional career. And then somehow got into a more fundamentalist church from 2001-8, and pressured myself to not spend too much when there were starving people in the world, etc-plus we had been through a poorer patch ourselves after the third baby when DH’s new business was doing poorly at the same time I was not earning due to ( unpaid) maternity time off. All of that sort of starved me (not literally of course) of the joy of clothes. So when we then got bullied in the church and left, also gradually losing our faith, which also coincided with menopause, weight gain, and children getting older so I could work more and have more for clothes... well let’s just say it truly was retail therapy! ( I did have proper therapy as well which helped a great deal). Of course all this was with very little plan or understanding of how to actually make a wardrobe work, but at least I regained the joy in it while also overflowing our then smaller home with a tiny closet space. Shopping has definitely been a way to make me feel better, much like Debbie Roes of Recovering Shopaholic describes. But then overflowing the house didn’t make me feel better either. I am in a much better place overall in my life and my wardrobe than I was in 2008. SYC is a reminder I suppose of having enough. This was probably TMI!! Suz on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096636 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 03:38:00 +0000 Suz 2096636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Can't wait to see your Finds, Shevia! You get the best thrift items ever!  If I had thrifting opportunities like that, I'd be a daily shopper, too. Why not.  Bonnie, your decision makes perfect sense. It also makes sense that you'd need to shop more for a new climate and lifestyle. And when things in your life change substantially, shopping can be both necessary and soothing. Something (relatively) easy to get some control over.  Donna, sounds like you are able to use Nordstroms the way I sort of use BR (for some things). It's a standard place to look for essential items and if I'm lucky, fun stuff, too.  Jaime on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096634 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 03:32:45 +0000 Jaime 2096634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I guess I just shop everyone else's closets all the time . I love going to thrift and second hand stores, and go as many times a week as I can, facilitated by the fact that my favorites open early. I leave quite often with nothing and my habits have changed drastically from when I started, but sometimes I hit the jackpot and no SYC is going to stop me from purchasing a Muubaa boyfriend moto or a Dodo Bar Or blouse at a charity shop (latest finds, insert evil cackle).  Bonnie on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096630 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 02:25:54 +0000 Bonnie 2096630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Last year was a real different year for me. I moved to a new climate and cut down on going out and about (both in a positive, enjoyable way). Now I live in a small town where it is cool weather most of the year and instead of needing Out and About clothes 6-7 times a week, I need them 3-4 times a week. My closet was very unbalanced so last year I shopped a lot. I feel good about my purchases but now it seems like the right time to review and make a plan for the future. I did join SYC for a month with the intention of also doing a non shop month but it didn't work out because on 1-19, I saw a need and a sale and bought 2 sweatshirts for my casual life. To answer your question, "How is it different than usual for you?", I can only say that every year is different for me and that's a long story.   DonnaF on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096627 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 02:02:36 +0000 DonnaF 2096627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I shop year around because I prefer to buy discount and Petite sized items are relatively rare and straight sized and Junior sized items that fit are a gamble. I collect items that appeal to me, and then when they are marked down or sometimes before that I decide whether I really want to order. Generally, about 90% of what I buy is from Nordstrom, and most of that is 40% off. Suz on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096626 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 02:02:21 +0000 Suz 2096626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gaylene, I think it's similar for me. I stay (more or less) within budget and get to focus on other stuff between seasons. Plus, enjoy my clothes, of course! But I have to admit that I grew up doing this, so there is an element of nostalgia also. My mother always shopped (and sewed) this way, so I feel connected to her when I do my seasonal shopping, especially if it involves a trip to the big city. :)  Nuancedream, I'm sure that regular attendance at thrift/ consignment is the way to find the real winners. I have had a bit of luck in Vancouver simply by popping in on the way back from the dentist, etc. If it's in my walking path, I can explore it. But like you, I don't necessarily feel an urge to buy. Only if something is truly perfect.  Slim cat, that is really a wonderful side benefit of the challenge! So great that you were able to make use of it even from the sidelines!  JAileen, you can't be serious. No new grey shoes or boots????  ;)  Gaylene on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096623 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 01:39:40 +0000 Gaylene 2096623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m such a seasonal shopper that the SYC exercise really doesn’t fit my wardrobe situation. My shopping “times” are almost always linked to my biannual wardrobe assessments—usually March/April for spring/summer and late August/September for fall/winter—because these are pretty much the only time I really focus on my wardrobe. <div> As I’ve mentioned before, I’m largely a B&M shopper so I usually book into a hotel or stay with family in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal for 2-3 days so I can visit a number of different shops and, more importantly, have time to think over my purchases. I have a tentative list, but I mostly I just try to stay flexible and focus on what makes me happy when I see the item on my body. </div><div> </div><div>Since I spend 90% of my yearly wardrobe budget during these two major shopping excursions, I guess you could say I shop my closet for the rest of the year. Mostly, though I think that my twice yearly shopping blowouts are my way of having fun with fashion without allowing my shopping to become a constant (and costly) habit.  <div> </div><div> </div></div> nuancedream on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096620 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 01:31:16 +0000 nuancedream 2096620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I freely admit I love thrift, vintage and consignment shopping. I usually visit my favorite stores several times a week. On the other hand, I feel no compulsion to buy something even if it catches my eye or garners compliments from others. I have a pretty well curated closet with items that make me look and feel great. However, I do tend to buy myself something special around my birthday in October.  The only items that are off limits this year are tops because I have too many that have become closet orphans. slim cat on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096616 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 01:11:44 +0000 slim cat 2096616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I didn't participate in the challenge however all the great outfits posted on the forum pushed me into more creative mode. I already have favorite combinations - the challenge for me was not to repeat the same ones but look for different combos, use things I forgot I had in my wardrobe.  I do "wish" lists for some brands, take a lot of time waiting for the right price ( tight budget ), keep receipts, return things if they not 10 in my book. Sometimes the item is gone and I'd say: "It's for the best, I can do without it anyway." Clearance items are my fav hunt - with mixed results . Suz on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096609 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:24:36 +0000 Suz 2096609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, and Carla, I LOVE how you look in your buttoned shirts!! They are so great on you. Your body type was made for them. So I hope you'll wear them!  Interesting...your reason for doing the challenge is a bit different from some but even some who do feel a bit addicted to shopping enjoy the challenge of wearing everything that is in the closet.  Weirdly, I don't feel any such compunction. I mean, I do in fact wear most items in my closet -- but some -- maybe 10%? at a guess -- I wear only once a year. And I'm okay with that. If I feel like wearing the same outfit 4 times a week, that's cool. I know I'll want to wear something different by next week. So I guess I wouldn't need the challenge so much for the "wear what you have" challenge. Or I'd rebel against the challenge. Or something! ;) kecisme, thank you for joining the conversation! What you say about thrifting so much you don't know what you've got makes a ton of sense. I can really see how thrifting can catch up on a person -- the thrill of the hunt is real and it's awfully hard to say no to something that only costs a few dollars and has such potential!  JAileen on "Question for SYC participants" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-syc-participants#post-2096608 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:21:20 +0000 JAileen 2096608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m doing a no shop year.  So far so good.  For me, I meant purchasing rather than looking at things, and in my case, I mean clothes and shoes.  I did buy a vintage Coach bag in January that I had had my eye on, and used some money I was given for Christmas.  I am still looking at things.  I have seen a few things that I might have bought had I not come to the realization that I have plenty of clothes.  I especially don’t need any grey sweaters or grey boots.  <div> </div><div> </div>